Share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania
Romania: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 93.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania, 1977–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 93.4% for share of the population with lower secondary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania peaked at 93.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1977.
Romania ranks 30th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 44.4% | — |
| 1992 | 70.2% | +58.0% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.4% | 44.4% | 44.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 70.2% | 70.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 79.2% | 86.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 87.3% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.8% | 93.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More education data for Romania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,368 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 521,826 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7585 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 538,720 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,527 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,242 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 298,137 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Romania was 93.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1977.
- How does Romania rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Romania ranks 30th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.